Where modern heating and cooking fuels for domestic, institutional, commercial and industrial use are not readily available, briquettes made from biomass residues could contribute to the sustainable supply of energy. This study reviews the briquette making process, looking at the entire value cha...
Asamoah, Bernice
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Nikiema, Josiane
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Gebrezgabher, Solomie A.
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Odonkor, Elsie
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Njenga, M.
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[A review on production, marketing and use of fuel briquettes]
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A review on production, marketing and use of fuel briquettes
In recent years, interest in fuel briquetting increased because of the opportunity to utilise agricultural residues and the organic fractions of municipal solid waste for energy, with a potential reduction in environmental pollution levels, and where modern heating and cooking fuels for domestic,...
Asamoah, B.
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Nikiema, Josiane
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Gebrezgabher, Solomie A.
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Odonkor, E.
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Njenga, M.
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[Fuel briquettes – making business sense]
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Fuel briquettes – making business sense
There is a strong link between gender and energy in view of food preparation and the acquisition of fuel, especially in rural areas. This is demonstrated in a range of case studies from East and West Africa, where biochar, human waste and other waste resources have been used to produce briquettes...
Njenga, M.
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Mendum, R.
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[Recovering bioenergy in Sub-Saharan Africa: gender dimensions, lessons and challenges]
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Recovering bioenergy in Sub-Saharan Africa: gender dimensions, lessons and challenges
Global demand for wood fuel energy is high and rising due to population increases, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, where firewood and charcoal are the main sources of cooking energy. Inefficient cooking techniques consume large amounts of fuel and create indoor pollution, with negative health...
Njenga, M.
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Iiyama, M.
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Jamnadass, Ramni H.
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Helander, H.
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Larsson, L.
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Leeuw, Jan de
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Neufeldt, Henry
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Roing de Nowina, K.
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Sundberg, C.
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[Gasifier as a cleaner cooking system in rural Kenya]
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Gasifier as a cleaner cooking system in rural Kenya